The probate process in Georgia is:
- Get the death certificate.
- Have the will validated.
- Get a court order to appoint the executor.
- Post a bond.
- Inform beneficiaries and creditors.
- Inventory and value assets.
- Pay all fees and debts off.
- Distribute the remaining assets.
Solemn form probate requires the executor to notify beneficiaries and creditors.
Solemn form probate happens if the will’s validity needs to get proven to the probate courts.
If there is not a self-proving affidavit, you have to file “Interrogatories to Witness to Will.”
These have to get filled out by the persons who witnessed the signing of the will.
Common form probate does not require notifications.
Common form probate can happen if you have a self-proving will.
These wills have self-proving affidavits with them.
Meaning the testator had the will notarized for the probate proceedings.
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